Charlie Tapp

9.3

Black fruit, baking spice, ganache, iodine, red fruit and red candy. Needs time — at least another five years. — 2 days ago

William Lauder

9.6

Amazing Beckstoffer Cab — 3 months ago

John Malcolm

9.6

Outstanding! Luscious, full-bodied. Tasting cassis, black cherries, and blackberries. Fabulous bouquet and a long, satisfying finish. — 3 months ago

Jan de Weerd

9.4

This wine was awesome! It sang like the person in the opera of the Olympics closing ceremony. On all cylinders. Layers of beautiful bright dark blue and red fruit flavors carried by very present but super silky tannins that gave it ‘stop-in-your-track’ intensity. All in beautiful harmony. — 9 months ago

with Tammy

Duane Mason

9.8

Absolutely great California Cab. Wonderful wine with fruit and tannin in perfect balance . Great job Mike Smith — 10 months ago

Jack Gyben

9.5

Beautiful Cabernet.amazing with a prime NY..
Fantastic 2012 Cabernet. So right! — 5 years ago

Kelly Gould

9.7

Same maker as prisoner. Dark fruit. Delicious. So good — 5 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Diamond Creek Vineyards
Decades of Rarities event...........
1993, 2003, 2013 library vintages along with the newly released 2023 vintage. With winemaker Graham Wehmeier.

All from 3Liter:
1993 gravelly meadow
1993 red rock terrace
1993 volcanic hill
2003 gravelly  meadow
2003 red rock terrace
2003 volcanic hill
2013 gravelly meadow
2013 red rock terrace
2013 volcanic hill
2023 gravelly meadow
2023 red rock terrace
2023 volcanic hill

@Diamond Creek Vineyards,  Napa — 2 months ago

with Brenda

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Dark berry, bright pepper — 3 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.6

N: muted. Complex. Pink roses. Floral.

P: silky tanins. Really juicy. Long. Almost sweet tart. Hint rubber.

Grapevine 285 — 8 months ago

Robert Torretti

9.1

Nice, cool-climate California Pinot Noir. Good red and dark fruits on the palate. I served it a bit too cold, but as it warmed up, the earthiness that this wine is known for came through. I don’t love California Pinot, but Rhys almost always impresses me. — 9 months ago

Nathan Renfro

9.8

This wine is absolutely gorgeous! Give it a 30 min rest in the glass. Bright ripe fruit nose. Silky mouthfeel, the perfectly ripe black and blue fruit comes forth, followed by intense minerality, soft yet grippy tannins leaving a slightly chalky mouthfeel. So elegant, such finesse. Graphite, black licorice, blueberry pie, baking spices, hint of mocha. Superb medium-long finish. It’s this experience that makes Dr Crane one of my favorite vineyards. Absolutely love this wine and this vineyard! — 2 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.6

B did a great job in 2017. This is an outrageously good cab franc. Big wine but tastes like cab franc. Minerality, hint of green, plush dark fruit. — 5 years ago

Chris

9.7

Big Saturday, feels good to wash away a 2016. Cherry and blueberry and raisin with long palette and a soft finish. — 6 years ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2012 Terrace Select pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of black currants, blackberries, tobacco, Poblano pepper, mixed flowers, dried herbs, fine warm spices and dry, gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is divine. At the very early stages of its window, this is already exceptional. Wonderfully complex and delineated. Drink now through 2047. — 2 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.6

So we are tasting the 2005 side by side with the 2007. Both decanted and both are singing. This is a difficult call and I am giving both a 9.6 rating, not willing to rank one above the other. Deep and complex flavor profile. Incredibly smooth. Fantastic wine. — 4 months ago

Steve Rura

9.3

Berry compote, black cherry, raspberry, vanilla, dried cranberries. Semi-sweet long finish with dried herbs. Big wine for a big snowstorm, with spaghetti. — 9 months ago

Scott E. Becker

9.3

[Tasted on February 1, 2026 at Tom and Kathy’s house with Tom and Kathy]

Cherry and strawberry fruit, with black tea, spice and rose petals. — 9 months ago

Mark Laumann

9.2

Fathers Day - Mal brought back from St Helena - US Open - Matt Fitzpatrick wins — 4 years ago

with Mallory

Andrew

8.9

Crisp, apples — 6 years ago